The next day, Qiongzhou City was filled with joy and lights.
asked a farmer who had just returned from fishing.
"Fellow fellow, what does our prince want to do with such a big battle?"
A storyteller who was known as a know-it-all laughed and said, "You don't understand this. This is because the prince wants to get married."
"The prince is getting married. This is a huge happy event. If you go to the palace to congratulate your wife, you might even be able to get some wedding money."
An insider immediately retorted: "Nonsense, the prince already has several princesses, all of whom are as beautiful as gods. Besides, the prince has always advocated frugality, and he will not start such a big battle for one person's selfishness."
"Why is that?"
"I heard that the eldest princess of the Yue Kingdom has come and brought many things that Qiongzhou urgently needs, including food and iron ore. The prince is welcoming the eldest princess."
"What's the difference? Isn't it all dowry?"
Everyone talks to each other, and in an era when entertainment activities are almost zero, what they like to chat about most is the gossip of the upper class.
Although I didn't dare to blatantly gossip, news was still circulating after all.
If possible, we have already started heading to the port to catch a glimpse of the eldest princess. If not, we will create conditions and wait in the city early, waiting for the team of the eldest princess of Yue to enter the city.
But after waiting left and right, no one was seen.
In the main hall of Prince Liang's palace, Qin Yun, the leader of the list, was preparing to welcome him. At this time, he was also frowning. He glanced at the Yue envoy who was one step ahead.
"Your parents, princess, are you really coming today?"
The envoy was also puzzled. It was calm and there was no strong wind. Logically speaking, Her Royal Highness the Princess should have arrived long ago.
Just when the envoy was about to speak, suddenly a member of the Vietnamese mission stumbled in from outside the door.
"No...it's not good! Envoy Zhang, Your Highness Prince Liang, my princess was kidnapped by pirates!"
"They also said that if they don't come up with the equivalent of five million taels of gold and silver within ten days, they will sell the princess to a brothel!"
The envoy named Zhang's face darkened.
"Where are the pirates so rampant? Are they going to start a war with my country, Yue?"
"It seems like the One-Eyed Alliance massacred Chaozhou City overnight."
Ambassador Zhang's expression collapsed: "This...what should I do? Wait until I write a letter and send the navy to rescue him!"
Qin Yun's eyes were cold: "No need, Mr. Zhang. This matter will be handled by me."
"Your Majesty, the One-Eyed Alliance is very famous. They almost have secret strongholds in the offshore. And as far as I know, there is no navy in Qiongzhou. We should wait for the navy of Yue to come to rescue us."
Qin Yun said in a deep voice: "Master Zhang, I promise you that I will definitely rescue the princess safely. Someone, please send Master Zhang to rest!"
"promise!"
After Ambassador Zhang left, Qin Yun pulled off the etiquette robe Wang Muzhi specially prepared for him, revealing his arms with bulging veins.
"Somebody come!"
"Your Majesty!"
Yang Yong bowed and came out. He didn't dare to raise his head. He could tell with his toes how angry the prince was at this time.
"Inform Zhao Kun and bring me those three large modified ships!"
Yang Yong paused: "Your Majesty, half of the big ships have been refitted. Currently, each big ship only has four guns."
"Don't worry about that, pull it out for me!"
"In addition, all sea ships in Qiongzhou will be mobilized. I will crush these bandits!"
Yang Yong paused: "But, Your Majesty, we don't know where the other party's stronghold is?"
Qin Yun snorted coldly: "I let people go back twice, do you think it was in vain?"
Yang Yong was stunned, but what he didn't know was who the prince sent to follow him.
"Go and call Wang Muzhi!"
"promise!"
Not long after, Wang Muzhi walked over quickly.
"Your Majesty!"
Qin Yun's eyes narrowed: "Have you collected any information on the One-Eyed Alliance's stronghold?"
Wang Muzhi said: "Back to your lord, 70% to 80% of the strongholds have been identified. Some of them are islands and some are in Chaozhou. Does your lord want to use troops?"
Qin Yun's eyes turned cold: "You don't need soldiers. Do these dogs think I am easy to bully?"
"How many troops do we have available?"
Wang Muzhi said: "Currently, it is less than five thousand!"
Qin Yun frowned. Five thousand men and horses were indeed too few. After all, these five thousand men had to guard Qiongzhou. Although Qiongzhou had also recruited many new soldiers these days, it would take at least one to three months for the new soldiers to join the battle. basic training.
Originally, according to Qin Yun's idea, he would equip them with equipment after training. Not to mention crushing the pirates, it was not impossible to directly kill them in the capital city.
But time waits for no one. If he doesn't attack this time, the pirates will be even more unscrupulous.
Qin Yun took a deep breath and muttered: Send them all out, and send them out with great fanfare! "
Wang Mu was stunned: "Your Majesty, if we send out all our troops, what if pirates attack Qiongzhou?"
Qin Yun narrowed his eyes: "If I don't have the king, I'm afraid they won't come!"
Wang Muzhi suddenly realized: "I understand, I will make arrangements now!"
Qin Yun took a deep breath and then called Wang Menghu, Liu Yulin and Bai Zhanpeng.
"Everyone, this time I am ready to completely deal with these pirates!"
Liu Yulin said: "Your Majesty, in accordance with my opinion, we still need to take action slowly. The One-Eyed Alliance has been entrenched on the southeast coast for more than a day or two. Three years ago, the imperial court made up its mind and sent people to encircle and suppress it, resulting in tens of thousands of losses. Sergeant, the prince cannot compete with Qiongzhou’s current situation!”
Bai Zhanpeng also pondered: "The sea is not land, it is a road. It is impossible to encircle and suppress with a large number of troops!"
Wang Menghu also changed his previous radical style: "Your Majesty, I think we should be more prudent. We will consider this matter in the long term and focus on appeasement. As long as we wait until the ship is renovated and enough weapons are produced, we will be able to wipe out these bugs in no time."
Qin Yun smiled bitterly: "Don't I know what you are saying? However, weapons do not come out of thin air, and resources do not come from big waves. The other party dares to rob the Yue Kingdom's mission, so why don't they dare to touch a mere merchant ship?"
"Didn't you realize that the other party is trying to trap Qiongzhou to death?"
Everyone's expressions darkened. The current situation was really not good. First of all, there was no need for support from the imperial court. Secondly, Qiongzhou was just an island after all, and it was barely self-sufficient. It was simply a fool's errand to think of developing under a blockade.
Liu Yulin on the side said in a deep voice: "Since the prince has decided to fight, I thought that we should attack Huanglong with great speed and not give the opponent a chance to breathe."
Bai Zhanpeng nodded: "Yes, this group of pirates seems to be huge, with one hundred thousand people, but most of them are fishermen in troubled waters, and these people also need to eat, drink, and relax, so they can't just float on the sea all the time."
"We can attack their weak points and capture their supply points and resting places to prevent them from going out to sea. Once they are grounded on land, they will be nothing more than a bunch of rabble."
Qin Yun nodded slightly. He was indeed a minister of the Ministry of War and a general, and he still had strategic vision.
"Then in your opinion, how should we fight?"
Liu Yulin: "Hit the big ones first and let go of the small ones. The other party is not monolithic. There must be many pirates on the mountain. As long as you hurt them, there will naturally be divisions within them."
Qin Yun took out the sea map: "Okay, then I'll leave these three places to you."
"Turtle Island, the territory of the second master of the One-Eyed Alliance, has more than five thousand bandits. The leader of the thieves has the strength of a grandmaster, but I can only give one thousand men and horses to those who attack."
"Haitang Island is the residence of the third master of the One-Eyed Alliance. There are mainly women, children and relatives of pirates living here. The number is about 30,000, but the main combat strength is not much. I will give you 3,000 troops."
"The remaining Broadleaf Island is the base where the One-Eyed Alliance writes off its debts. The property they robbed will be sold to special merchants here. As long as these three places are captured, the One-Eyed Alliance will destroy itself."
Liu Yulin and Bai Zhanpeng looked at each other in shock: "It turns out that the prince has been prepared!"
Qin Yun muttered: "Even if the court doesn't give the order, I will destroy these pirates!"
Wang Menghu was not surprised, because before coming to Qiongzhou, Qin Yun asked him to send people to investigate this group of pirates.
How can you allow others to snore on the side of the bed?
